Active todaypulmonary function test...I have about 5 of these and in my opinion the results don't match up with the way I feel. The test requires the use of a rescue inhaler for...reactions3repliesBreathingPulmonary Rehabilitation
Active todayMuscle pain when breathless...I experience muscle pain across my chest & my shoulders when I become breathless. It feels like I've lifted weights until I can't anymore. After I recover using rescue inhaler...reactions3repliesBreathingCoping
Active yesterdayHow do I know when time is running out...My husband has stage 3/4 COPD and CHF . I don’t know because he refuses to let me go to the dr with him and after every appointment he says...reactions4repliesCaregiving
Active 4 days agoWhat do I look for in a Palliative Care company?...I have decided that I really need some help and it was suggested that I contact a Palliative Care group. However, I don't know where or how to start. I've...reactions2repliesHospice & Palliative Care
Active 6 days agocan I take Albuterol first thing in am?...I wake up in am with SOB. Should I take Albuterol>...reactions2repliesTreatment
Active 4 days agoNew medine...My pulmonary dr brought something up at my last appointment. Has anyone heard of Biologics for copd. It is a daily injection. Just curious if anyone has heard of this...reactions4repliesTreatment
Active 4 days agoMy COPD ...I'm 52 male I have had COPD since 2005 from welding I don't smoke but now I have pulmonary fibrosis I have been on a ventilator 30x and the last...reactions1replyCoping
Cooking ...It's not really my story, it's more of a question. I have COPD. I also use oxygen on #3. Am I allowed to cook or bake?...reactions1replyTips & Advice
Surgery ...I had breast cancer in 2019 and they took most of the tissue from my right breast during surgery. 2 years ago I was diagnosed with emphysema, I quit smoking...reactions1replyCoping
Active 4 days agoChanging a piece of medical equipment has been a huge game changer....I live in a big older farmhouse. I have been on oxygen for 2 years and I am still learning. I have a 50' oxygen hose because my room is...reactions1replyCoping
Yes COPD changed my life...I was already retired. @ ages 68- 72 I was in good health. My spouse was Dr with stage 4 cancer and so those years were focus on her treatment...reactions1replyCoping
My COPD...I have had COOD for going on ten years now, but the last year has been especially difficult. This summer has been the worst yet. I recently had an exacerbation...reactions1comment
Active 5 days ago Newly diagnosed with COPD ...I smoked for maybe 30 years and started when I was a teen because everyone else did,plus both my parents and older siblings . However I quit back in 2000...reactions3repliesDiagnosis
Enjoying retirement ...Worked hard all my life so I could enjoy my retirement but my time is spent going to Doctors offices I was a very active up until this illness.Get extremely...reactions2repliesCopingDepression
Supplemental Oxygen...Can oxygen tied into CPAP machine cause vertigo/dizziness?...reactions1replySymptoms
Active 5 days agoCheck the rules....Fred B's avatar image Fred B Member 12 minutes ago Hi, Fred B. here and I thought I would speak on the lighter side. I am talking about thethered to...reactions3repliesTips & Advice
Don't of using oxygen concentrator ...U suggested not to use petroleum jelly on lips or lotions with certain ingredients while using oxygen but u did not explain the WHYS???...reactions2replies
Oxygen use...Is it possible to become dependent on the use of oxygen? Either physically or psychologically?...reactions1replyMental Health
When starting CPAP, they stopped my O2. But isn’t it still helpful?...I recently learned that, following using oxygen only overnight for almost a decade, those times it wasn’t used may have been behind my newest diagnosis of heart failure? Or, does...reactions1replyBreathingProgressionSleep
